Summer Street Industries Foundation
Charitable organization · New Glasgow, Nova Scotia · BN 890801848RR0001 · Foundations
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-03-31. Split of total expenditures ($65,501) as filed with the CRA.
Summer Street Industries Foundation is a charitable organization based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under foundations. In its fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, it reported $588K in revenue and $66K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations. In 2024, 8 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $148K.
Compared with 2,689 grantmaking charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 0% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $308K in 2020 to $588K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
To raise funds in support of the facilities and infrastructure required to create and deliver vocational programs personal development services employment services wellness services and literacy programs for people with intellectual disability.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $588K | $66K | $849 | $58K | — | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $381K | $54K | $3,375 | $45K | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $318K | $52K | — | $46K | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $266K | $41K | — | $36K | — | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $308K | $353K | — | $45K | $300K | $929K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $148K from 8 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Mike Corkum (president); Lisa Macdonald (vice president); David Whittemore (past president); Kelly Lalande (secretary/treasurer); Tony Zuethoff (director); Rae Gunn (director); Bob Bennett (executive director); Keith Appleton (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Summer Street Industries Foundation’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 890801848RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.